Create a global rule on a gateway group

POST /apisix/admin/global_rules

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Query Parameters

gateway_group_id*string

Gateway group ID. Optional when using the gateway group admin key to authenticate.

Length1 <= length

Request Body

application/json

The global rule description.

plugins*

Key-value pairs of plugins and their configurations on the object.

Response Body

`application/json`

curl -X POST "$API_BASE_URL/apisix/admin/global_rules?gateway_group_id=86fb9981-d9d2-4555-9df8-91ae92129335" \  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \  -d '{    "plugins": {      "key-auth": {}    }  }'

Global rule created successfully.

{
  "value": {
    "plugins": {
      "key-auth": {}
    },
    "id": "key-auth",
    "gateway_group_id": "bc1b95c9-b348-4832-acc3-e257d2342df1",
    "created_at": 1742288232,
    "updated_at": 1742288235
  }
}

Bad Request — The request was malformed or contained invalid parameters. Check the error_msg field for details.

{
  "value": {},
  "error_msg": "error message"
}

Complete operation details and schema variants

POST /apisix/admin/global_rules

Create a global rule on a gateway group

Create a global rule that applies plugin configuration to all requests in the gateway group. Use this for cross-cutting behavior such as global authentication, logging, or rate controls. Required IAM Permission: Action gateway:CreateGlobalPluginRule, Resource arn:api7:gateway:gatewaygroup/%s

Parameters

gateway_group_id (query, string, required): Gateway group ID. Optional when using the gateway group admin key to authenticate.

Request body

Content type: application/json

plugins (object, required): Key-value pairs of plugins and their configurations on the object.

Responses

200: Global rule created successfully.
allOf variant 1
value (object, optional): The specific resource.
allOf variant 2
value (object, optional): The global rule with management fields.
allOf variant 1
value.plugins (object, required): Key-value pairs of plugins and their configurations on the object.
allOf variant 2
value.id (string, optional): Name of the plugin.
value.gateway_group_id (string, optional): The gateway group ID.
value.created_at (integer, optional): The object created timestamp.
value.updated_at (integer, optional): The object updated timestamp.
400: Bad Request — The request was malformed or contained invalid parameters. Check the error_msg field for details.
value (object, optional): The specific resource.
error_msg (string, optional): The error message.

cURL

curl -X POST '$API_BASE_URL/apisix/admin/global_rules'

Create a global rule on a gateway group

200application/json

400application/json

`application/json`

`application/json`